Z/Yen Shocks Paparazzi By Winning First Competitive Tender

There was dancing in the streets of Notting Hill Gate last week, as Z/Yen learnt that it had won its first competitive bid. the broadcasting industry client said that it had invited seven firms to tender for the business, but was impressed by Z/Yen’s quick response and strong credentials in the field.

The work will be carried out during October and November. It will be staffed by our West London and Iikley teams.

A Z/Yen commentator points out, "this establishes our position beyond all reasonable doubt as Britain’s number one supplier of risk-reward advice. We have a 100% success rate with competitive bids for this kind of work. Who else can honestly claim that?"

VAT Group Registration Not So Difficult To Get After All

The Z/Yen dancing in the streets of the city of London on 14 November as Z/Yen companies now present a united front to the customs and Excise, following an early group registration. Miss Fitzmaurice, from the Newry VAT registration office, revealed all to Now and Z/Yen in an exclusive interview. "The forms came in together, in a large brown envelope. Everything was in order, so in accordance with VAT regulations I processed the forms."

The first return will be for the quarter to 31 December 1994, so that should give Z/Yen folk something to do during those long dark winter evenings in January.

Red Hot Poker Time Nears As Property Deadline Looms

Our dear friends at DTZ are moving as quickly as they possibly can to get the lease on our proposed premises in Gresham Street sorted out. Once the Court for approval (daft or what?) as the lease falls outside the Landlord and Tenant Act. Attempts to speed up the process have included:

• Offering to turn up and sign any documents in person;
• Offering to refrain from turning up in person as long as documents turn up soon;
• Threatening to turn up and rant in person unless the documents turn up pdq.

All the above to no avail. Seriously, the ETA on the space is now about 2nd week in November.

Princess Di Could Annoy Countless Cads With One Of These

Mobile telephony has arrived at Z/Yen – numbers available on request. Jokes about this writers ability (or lack thereof) to drive while yakking on the mobile are not even funny. Immobile telephony, including voicemail, should be on its way soon, with landlords-to-be kindly granting access to the property while their surveyors get their knickers in a twist over the legals.

Once office telephone numbers have been allocated, the business card run can commence. Orders for other forms of stationery should go in over the next few days, regardless.

Bank accounts now exist. they will be even more effective once they have some money in them.

"Leads-A-Plenty Await Conversion", Claims Our Bullish Iikley Man.

John-of-that-Iikley has a fistful of hot leads in European Banks and Utilities about the place. High-level work based on risk-reward and/or business continuity look on the cards for several of these organisations. And after that… who knows?